When Peace Is As Important As Price

Dear Pat,
When our brother passed away in Seattle,
a city across the country from our location in Florida,
we had no knowledge of where to turn.
Fortunately, by process of an internet search,
I discovered Barton Family Funeral Services.
Your website has an abundance of resources and information
that can genuinely assist and help a family clear away
confusion and gain a sense of direction in how to proceed.

Our family is so very grateful to Barton Family Funeral Services
for the psychological comfort that was created from handling all the details
and affairs of our loss in a way that was efficient, professional and compassionate.

Very truly,Dan Yoder

Barton’s were fabulous to deal with. They were very caring and their prices were very reasonable. They also organized a Service at Tahoma Veterans cemetery for both of my parents.
I would recommend them to anyone.

Debbie Wieringen

When my mother passed, we (thankfully) chose Barton. Steve was friendly, informative and immensely accommodating. He helped my family through the entire process of planning the burial at Tahoma National Cemetery, which was difficult at times because we had trouble locating some of the military paperwork that was required. Steve kept in constant contact with me and I never felt like my family's needs were anything but his highest priority. My sister and I felt we had built a nice relationship with him and it was of great comfort to have him there for us at the burial service. We knew he was taking care of important matters when we were feeling overwhelmed.

Thank you, Steve and all at Barton, for providing a smooth, pleasant experience for my family.

Deidre Hardy

"Steven was a fantastic person to work with during a difficult time for our family.
He was kind and sympathetic, yet understood our desire to avoid some of the high costs
that other funeral homes push on grieving families. When my father passed, the funeral
home in Spokane cost us a lot. I was much happier with our experience at Barton. They
were incredibly professional from start to finish. We will definitely use them again,
since it is inevitable that we will need them again."

Top qualities: Great Results , Personable , Good Value

Terri Givens

"Bartons Funeral Service has been a blessing for our family.
Bartons help us six years ago when our Mother passed away and now the past couple weeks taking care of our Dad's funeral. Pat was so sweet and understanding. Thank you so much for all your help and being there when we needed you."

Patrick Fischer

I will forever be indebted to Steven for the way that he handled our very sensitive
needs. He got right to business and respected my wish to make this an easy transition
for my adult kids. I can't thank you enough and I will be recommending your service
to all those I know in the future. Thanks Again.

Sincerely,Cheryl Egas

I am happy to refer Barton's to anyone looking for their service. We had an unexpected
death in the family and we live out of state. The people at Barton's were very accommodating
to my needs in a short period of time. My dear son looked wonderful at the viewing, like he
could just start breathing anytime. Cremation was done very quickly so I could take him home
with me. Everyone was very considerate.

I do recommend their services.

Cookie Greene

Barton Funeral Home was outstanding in helping my brother and I navigate through everything
during this difficult and emotional time for our family as we prepared our Dad for cremation.

Jason Stoner was the absolute best and answered every question we had and answers to questions
we did not know to ask. On the phone, Pat Barton was very kind and considerate and understanding.

Thanks again to the people of Barton!

The family of Thomas Sylvester Karl would like to thank Barton Family Funeral Service for their professional
and caring expertise after his recent unexpected passing. Working with the Barton family and their staff via
phone and email, we found their guidance during this difficult period both reassuring and comforting.
Heartfelt thanks to all at Barton Family Funeral Service.

Low Cost Care

"Low Cost" has meaning only when one answers the question, "Compared to what?"
Low cost airlines deliver people from point A to point B with remarkably little difference
in the end result between those who fly first class on a full service airline and those who fly
to the same destination on the deep-discount airline.
Both arrive at the same busy destination, wait for baggage, and confront immigration, customs,
or security personnel who treat everyone with similar disregard.

Most people don't know too much about funeral costs and what they are actually paying for
so it is generally difficult to know if "low cost" is right for them.
Astonishingly those who take the time to learn, even if they are inclined to fly
first class when choosing an airline, almost always opt for the low cost funeral service
as long as they know two important factors are provided by the funeral director:

Pre Planned Funerals

Barton Family Funeral Service recommends pre-planning your funeral service and evaluating
your options before deciding to pre-fund your services.
Our fees are modest so there are few reasons to prepay, however, if a person wishes to set money
aside to pay funeral costs, we offer Forethought Life Insurance for such purposes.
Such a policy will cover the cost of a pre-planned funeral and the insurance value will be paid to the beneficiary.

Definitions

Pre-arranged funeral contracts are called "Pre-need" contracts to distinguish
them from "At-Need" arrangements. Funeral contracts that are written between the consumer
and funeral establishment at the time of a death are At-Need Contracts. We feel that the At-Need
Contract drawn up after a death has occurred is when a family is least prepared to make all of
the many decisions involved; therefore, the concept of making these important decisions early and in
a more informed manner makes sense. This area of planning is call Pre-Planning.

History of Funeral Services

The history of funeral service is a history of mankind. Funeral customs are as old as civilization itself.
Every culture and civilization attends to the proper care of their dead. Every culture and civilization ever
studied has three things in common relating to death and the disposition of the dead:

Some type of funeral rites, rituals, and ceremonies

A sacred place for the dead

Memorialization of the dead

Researchers have found burial grounds of Neanderthal man dating to 60,000 BC with animal antlers on the body
and flower fragments next to the corpse indicating some type of ritual and gifts of remembrance.

With no great psychological knowledge or custom to draw from, Neanderthal man instinctively buried their dead
with ritual and ceremony.

Important Announcement Regarding Deaths in King County

Families and their Funeral Service Providers, including Barton Family Funeral Service, are experiencing significantly delays in obtaining death certificates from King County while King County implements an electronic system called EDRS. (You may read about it HERE)

We have been using the EDRS system for several years for deaths occurring in other counties such as Snohomish County. We know the system well and are trying to help physicians and hospitals as they make the transition. Because King is such a large county, the transition is taking longer than we have experienced in the past, and unfortunately we are all experiencing considerable delays in obtaining death certificates.

County and State officials are very cooperative and are working diligently to facilitate the change. We ask for your patience and assure you that we are doing everything possible to meet your expectations.